1. All Childhren’s Cancers: 2011-2013
Average Number of New Cases, Crude and World Age-Standardised (W-AS) Incidence
Rates per Million Population, Children (0-14), UK
Northern
United
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Kingdom
Cases
764 43 64 32
903
Crude Rate
157.4
162.8
146.7
172.9
157.4
Boys
W-AS Rate
160.0
168.4
150.5
175.1
160.2
W-AS Rate - 95% LCL
153.5
139.4
129.2
139.9
154.1
W-AS Rate - 95% UCL
166.6
197.3
171.8
210.4
166.2
Cases
664 41 59 24
788
Crude Rate
143.5
161.0
140.7
139.8
143.9
Girls
W-AS Rate
145.4
163.0
142.7
142.5
145.9
W-AS Rate - 95% LCL
139.0
134.1
121.6
109.8
140.1
W-AS Rate - 95% UCL
151.8
191.9
163.7
175.2
151.8
Cases
1,428 84
123 56
1,691
Crude Rate
150.6
161.9
143.8
156.8
150.8
Children
W-AS Rate
152.9
165.7
146.6
159.2
153.2
W-AS Rate - 95% LCL
148.3
145.3
131.7
135.2
149.0
W-AS Rate - 95% UCL
157.5
186.2
161.6
183.3
157.4
95% LCL and 95% UCL are the 95% lower and upper confidence limits around the W-AS Rate
All childhood cancers for England, Wales and Scotland includes all malignant tumours (ICD-10 codes: C00-C97) and all
benign/uncertain or unknown behaviour brain, other central nervous system and intracranial tumours (ICD-10 codes: D32-
D33, D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43 and D44.3-D44.5). Northern Ireland data includes all the above codes except D33.7, D33.9,
D43.7 and D43.9.
Cases for boys and girls may not sum to the total for children due to rounding.
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